The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 22, 2107
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2287
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Nov 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -7.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.68° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.43° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.